(GRADED A+)
Which graph is the best choice to use when comparing lengths of stay across three hospitals?
a. Line graph
b. Bar chart
c. Pie chart
d. Scatter diagram
b. Bar chart
Which graph is the best choice to use when exploring the relationship between length of stay and
charge for a set of patients?
a. Line graph
b. Bar chart
c. Pie chart
d. Scatter diagram
d. Scatter diagram
The monthly trend in readmission to the hospital is best displayed using a _____.
a. Frequency chart
b. Contingency table
c. Bar chart
d. Line graph
b. Contingency table
132. Which of the following characteristics is not a characteristic of data quality?
a. Granular
b. Valid
c. Precise
d. Current
c. Precise
134. Standardizing medical terminology to avoid differences in naming various medical conditions and
procedures (such as the synonyms bunionectomy, McBride procedure, and repair of hallus valgus) is
one purpose of _____.
a. Transaction standards
b. Content and structure standards
c. Vocabulary standards
d. Security standards
Vocabulary standards
, The technology that allows a healthcare organization to logically (or conceptually) link multiple
physical data repositories is _____.
a. MPI
b. OLAP
c. OLTP
d. EMPI
c. OLTP
The emerging wireless technology that could potentially replace bar codes for tracking patients,
clinicians, medications, and equipment is _____.
a. HTML
b. OCR
c. RFID
d. ICR
c. RFID
In data quality management, the purpose for which data are collected is _____.
a. Warehousing
b. Collection
c. Application
d. Analysis
c. Application
In general, the X12N workgroup of the American National Standards Workgroup focuses on standards
related to _____.
a. Privacy and security
b. Electronic data interchange
c. Claims billing
d. Medication standards and terminology
b. Electronic data interchange
. The researcher's informed consent form stated that the patients' information would be anonymous.
Later, in the application form for IRB approval, the researcher described a coding system to track
respondents and nonrespondents. The IRB returned the application to the researcher with the
stipulation that the informed consent must be changed. What raised the red flag?
a. The description of the use of a coding system to track respondents and nonrespondents
b. The application form for the IRB approval
c. The researcher's informed consent form
d. The description of the use of a coding system to track respondents
The description of the use of a coding system to track respondents and nonrespondents
Which of the following is not an identifier under the Privacy Rule?
a. Visa account 2773 985 0468
b. Vehicle license plate BZ LITYR